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Expectations High Before Obama Visit
Original Post from ghanaweb.com U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Ghana later this week and expectations among Ghanaians are high. Ghana’s government is running a series of radio ads in anticipation of President Obama’s visit. “First black president of the United States of America, you have become a shining star, and despite the height of […]
Quote of the Moment
“The community’s concern with the election and appointment of Black political figures helps it to maintain false hopes that their attainment of office will significantly resolve its problems. The activities of Black politicians, given the current inadequacy of social organization and economic resources, harmfully distract the Black community’s attention from recognizing and eradicating the true […]
Freedom Rider: Obama is not King
from our fam over at Black Agenda Report… by BAR editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberley It is the height of historical distortion to compare President-Elect Barack Obama in any way, shape or form to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King “is probably the only person in American history who gave up a close […]
You Can Have The Presidency, If I Could Have These Things
by Dr. Boyce Watkins Barack Obama’s voice booms high into the clouds as our nation’s president. But it is also a voice that is sometimes muted by policy, distorted by conflicting agendas and distracted by the complexities of the world in which we live. I find myself mildly disturbed by the excessive celebration within our […]
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Why “The Dream” Remains UN-fulfilled
By Tre B. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkQ6mYhuhCM&feature=related] Let me start off by saying that I voted for Obama because I thought he was the best choice given the other options and I think he will be an exceptional President for the United States. However, as Black Americans we must remain grounded in reality and think about this so-called […]
This Week in Blackness: Episode #12
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Racism after Obama’s victory
article from The Week, November 5, 2008 One election won’t “solve the problem of race in America,” said Matthew Syed in the London Times online, because “bigotry and hatred” are no longer the main issue. The real problem is that, even after the gains of the civil rights movement, black Americans have yet to achieve […]
The Most Important Presidential Election Ever. Again. No, Really!
The Most Important Presidential Election Ever. Really. by BAR Managing Editor Bruce Dixon Every four years we hear that the current presidential election is undoubtedly the most important one in our lifetimes, perhaps the most significant in all the long history of the republic. We heard it (and some of us said it) four years […]
Improve our educational system or get people like this…
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